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15 Battles – Mirrored (Warp Records) : Everybody’s been talking about “Mirrored” this year, and they kind of deserve it for getting their oddtimed dissonant music to find strange acclaim from mainstream circles as well as mathheads.
14 Deejay OM – Reheated Naan and Curry (Galapagos4) : A fine hybrid of Indian samples mixed with beats. Somehow liked it much more than Madlib’s take. Past

* Sir Salvatore, is playful indie with a clean pop style from SF.
* 65daysofstatic the 4 piece electropostrock band from Sheffield, UK
* Infants have chaotic Hella like beats mixed with the furiousity of Atari Teenage Riot with a messier sound.
* Beta Valentine is from Austin, TX.